She contrasted that experience with the migrant caravan, which is full of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and other countries, and seeks to enter the United States without prior approval.
“The caravan is an invasion and an act of war which is defined as an act of aggression by a country against another which constitutes an immediate threat to peace,” she said.
“They are a threat to our national security because today it’s not only countries that go to war. It is groups such as ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban—and they have declared war openly against the United States, so with the open borders policies we’ve had, how many of them are in America?”
Hansberger, the founder of Legal Immigrants for America, then wondered how big the caravan would have to grow to convince people the border shouldn’t be open for just anyone.
“And at what point are we going to call the organizers are committing an act of war? Is it at 40,000, when they bring in 40,000 strangers?” she asked Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.
Hansberger said migrants often come to believe that they belong in the United States even though they have no legal justification, particularly if they’re coming just to make money. Some migrants in the caravan have said they’ve been deported before, but don’t care if they’re breaking the law to re-enter the United States. Re-entering after deportation is a felony crime.
“They are also brainwashed into believing they belong in the United States of America and that they have rights to come in and ask for benefits,” Hansberger said.
For those who do believe they have legitimate asylum claims, President Donald Trump said they would not be considered if they didn’t apply for asylum in Mexico first.
He has consistently said that the caravan will not enter the United States, threatening to send military personnel to the border to ensure its security.
